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Today marks the 261st commencement ceremony at Princeton University. Yesterday marked the day the esteemed Ivy gave an award to Stephen Colbert.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/stephen-colbert-gets-vanity-award-princeton#comments Arts & Culture Princeton Princeton University Stephen Colbert Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:07:38 -0400 Joe Pompeo 70046 at http://www.observer.com Ivy League Phony, Real Thing Author http://www.observer.com/2008/ivy-league-phony-real-thing-author

THE RUNNER: A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE AMAZING ADVENTURES AND FANTASTICAL LIES OF THE IVY LEAGUE IMPOSTER JAMES HOGUE
By David Samuels
The New Press, 176 pages, $22.95


ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART
By David Samuels
The New Press, 370 pages, $26.95

“The fact,” writes David Samuels, “that we lie like crazy while pretending to always tell the truth is such a common narrative strategy in American literature and American lives that we frequently confuse our wishful imaginings with reality.” A truth-teller, Mr. Samuels has just published two appreciations of the Great American Lie: The Runner and Only Love Can Break Your Heart, a collection of his essayistic journalism.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/ivy-league-phony-real-thing-author#comments Arts & Culture David Samuels James Arthur Hogue Princeton University Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:48:42 -0500 Michael Washburn 65908 at http://www.observer.com Nip, Tuck, Pump, Scrape: Surgical Paths to Happiness? http://www.observer.com/node/41554 Making the Body Beautiful: A Cultural History of Esthetic Surgery , by Sander L. Gilman.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/41554#comments Arts & Culture John Orlando Roe Philip Roth Princeton University Sander Gilman Sun, 30 May 1999 20:00:00 -0400 Margo Hammond 41554 at http://www.observer.com